Nikki was an oncology nurse practitioner for 15 years in the Chicago area. Nikki relocated to Nevada and began volunteering with the Nevada Affiliate. Nikki’s journey with pancreatic cancer started when her brother-in-law was diagnosed in February 2014 and died in November that year. She made a promise to him that she would continue the fight and work on bettering the outcome for patients and for families. She continued his fight by first volunteering with the Nevada Affiliate and later retiring from nursing to go on to her now position with PanCAN as a Case Manager with their Patient Services. Nikki connects with newly diagnosed patients and their families, provides them with information and resources allowing them to make informed decisions. Nikki provides great information on what Patient Services is and does and she leaves us with an important message. “Everyone needs to be their own advocate. You have to push if you know something is different with your body, make sure you see your health care provider. We’re your purple family that can help support you so please utilize us.”
This episode of Living Hope is dedicated to Patient Services and all the Case Managers. They play an important role in the patient and caregivers journey.
Mail Bag Q & A
How does a purple journal help a young girl deal with her dads cancer diagnosis?
PS We’re Back!
What to do when someone dies
Will you know what to do when a loved ones dies?
A young woman experiences the role of Caregiver in two different ways.
How excruciating back pain lead to a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer
How losing her parents lead her to volunteering
What to expect and why clinical trial participation is safe
Clinical Trials are important to survival but there are also barriers that prevent some from participating.
The importance of Clinical Trials and myths debunked.
A wife shares her journey with her husband’s diagnosis and the difficulties of being a Caregiver
The Year in Review Looking forward to what’s to come
The holidays aren’t always the most wonderful time of the year for patients and their Caregiver.
How far would you go to bring awareness to the world’s toughest cancer?
What annual event happens on Halloween!
On their first date, they discover they both lost their first spouses to pancreatic cancer.
What inspired this woman to join the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network?
How did the creation of a Caregivers notebook lead this daughter to the Hirshberg Foundation?
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